Tuition Assistance

teens reading the teacher Tuition Assistance Programs include more than just scholarship opportunities. Through these programs, you can build your skills and become a part of a supportive community. Each program has specific application requirements and students who are accepted into these programs must meet certain benchmarks.

Assistance Opportunities

Explore the tuition assistance opportunities offered through the School of Education.

Crossing the Cistern
In need of momentum to help boost your academic standing? Then Crossing the Cistern is for you! You'll get academic advising, professional mentoring, interaction with peers, special activities, a scholarship, and more—all designed to help get you closer to walking across the cistern, a College of Charleston graduation tradition. This is a one-year program with the opportunity to renew participation.
Eligibility
- Current College of Charleston sophomore or junior
- Majoring in a program in the School of Education
- GPA below 2.75 (Teacher Education)
- One-year commitment
Support
- Up to $500/year in scholarship support is available for each CTC student.
- Additional funding is available to support programming and experiential learning initiatives.
Call Me MiSTER
A teacher recruitment program historically designed to address the critical shortage of African American male teachers, Call Me MISTER supports undergraduate education majors and graduate students who are in a Master of Arts in Teaching program.
Eligibility
- Open to incoming and current College of Charleston education majors
- Preference given to incoming freshmen
Support
- Up to $10,000 per year of tuition assistance
- An academic support system to help assure your success
- A cohort system for social and cultural support
- Leadership development opportunities
- Job placement support
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Teaching Fellows
The Teaching Fellows Program provides you with a $24,000 scholarship/loan. The scholarship is distributed over four years and provides $5,700 towards your tuition and $300 for summer enrichment programs each year. You are required to teach in a South Carolina public school for one year for each year in which you receive the scholarship.
Application Requirements
- United States citizen
- Legal resident of South Carolina
- Current high school senior
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Head of Class

With solid enrollment and new programs on the horizon, the College of Charleston’s School of Education is focused on preparing the next generation of teachers to handle any challenges they may face in the classroom.

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